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Wayward blimp wanders from Md. to Pa.

Authorities in Pennsylvania have secured a military blimp that broke loose from its tether in Maryland Wednesday, taking down power lines in its wake. Officials said the break occurred around 12:20 p.m. at Aberdeen Proving Ground. NORAD officials told WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Kim Dacey around 3:15 p.m. that the blimp was secured in an unpopulated area of Moreland Township, Pennsylvania.

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Updated: 6:23 PM EDT Oct 28, 2015

Wayward blimp wanders from Md. to Pa.

Authorities in Pennsylvania have secured a military blimp that broke loose from its tether in Maryland Wednesday, taking down power lines in its wake. Officials said the break occurred around 12:20 p.m. at Aberdeen Proving Ground. NORAD officials told WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Kim Dacey around 3:15 p.m. that the blimp was secured in an unpopulated area of Moreland Township, Pennsylvania.

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WEBVTT KIM? KIM: HERE IS WHERE THOSE TWO BLIMPS WERE UNTIL ONE OF THEM BROKE FREE EARLIER TODAY. ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND IS NOT SAYING ANYTHING. THEY ARE DIRECTING ALL COMMENTS TO NORAD. WE DO HAVE VIDEO OF THE BLIMP AS IT STARTED TO MAKE ITS DESCENT OVER PENNSYLVANIA AROUND NOON TODAY. ONE OF THOSE RADAR BLENDS SOMEHOW BROKE FREE OF ITS TETHER AND FLOATED TOWARDS PENNSYLVANIA. TWO F-16 FIGHTER JETS FOLLOWED THE BLIMP. NORAD CONFIRMED THE BLIMP IS ON THE GROUND IN MORELAND TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA. THEY SAY IT IS DEFLATED, BUT IT WAS NOT SHOT DOWN. NORAD SAID THERE ARE NO INJURIES THEY ARE AWARE OF. LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE SECURING THE AREA AND A MILITARY RECOVERY TEAM IS ON THE WAY. YOU DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE BLIMP BROKE LOOSE BUT TONY PANN EXPLAINS THE WEATHER CONDITIONS. TONY: WE ACTUALLY HAD THE REMNANTS OF WHAT WAS HURRICANE PATRICIA MOVING WEST OF US, SO IT WAS VERY WINDY. THE WINDS GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. AT THE SURFACE, WINS WERE GUSTING OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR, BUT IF YOU GO UP A COUPLE OF THOUSAND FEET WHERE THE BLIMPS RESIDE, THE WIND SPEEDS WERE NEAR 70 AND GUSTING AROUND 100. IT WAS PRETTY WINDY A COUPLE THOUSAND FEET UP. KIM: THERE ARE STILL UNANSWERED QUESTIONS TONIGHT ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED. WE WILL STAY ON THIS STORY AND BRING YOU THE LATEST AS WE GET IT. REPORTING LIVE, KIM DACEY, WBAL-TV 11 NEWS. WE GO TO KATE AMARA WITH MORE ON HOW THIS EXPLODED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. . KATE: THIS BLIMP STORMED ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA. IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THE HASHTAG FROM #RUNAWAYBLIMP TO #FOUNDBLIMP. BUT, BEFORE IT CAME TO REST, THAT UNMANNED BLIMP WAS FLOATING AROUND FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE SPOTTED IT. AND, SO FAR, THE BEST LOOK WE'VE GOTTEN AT THAT PART OF THE STORY COMES FROM A HIGH SCHOOL KID NAMED FISHER CREASY. HE POSTED VIDEO ON TWITTER. HE SAYS THE BLIMP WAS COMING DOWN SOMEWHERE NEAR HIS SCHOOL AND KNOCKED OUT POWER. HE GOES TO COLUMBIA-MONTOUR VO-TECH IN BLOOMSBURG. THERE IS A STILL PHOTO BY @LIFEHIKERPOWER, A GUY NAMED JUSTIN, WHO TOLD US THERE WAS A POWER OUTAGE AT WORK. SO HE GOT TO GO HOME EARLY, AND ON HIS WAY HOME AT ABOUT 2:30, HE SPOTTED THE BLIMP WITH POLICE IN PURSUIT. WE HAVE ANOTHER SHOT FROM ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, HARLEIGH WELSH, WHO SAYS THIS PHOTO IS OF THE BLIMP HOVERING ABOVE CENTRAL COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL. AND FINALLY, THIS PHOTO TWEETED BY THE "LEBANON DAILY NEWS" WHICH SHOWS THE BLIMP IN ITS LAST GASPS BEFORE FINALLY BEING GROUNDED. THE MEMES VASTLY OUTNUMBER THE LEGIT PICTURES ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM RIGHT NOW, BUT SINCE THIS IS SO SERIOUS THAT A MILITARY RECOVERY TEAM HAS BEEN CALLED IN, WE'RE STICKING WITH THE REAL PHOTOS FOR NOW. LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM, I'M KATE AMARA, WBAL-TV 11 NEWS. STAN: THANK YOU. MANY ARE YOU ARE PROBABLY WONDERING WHAT EXACTLY DO THESE BLIMPS DO?

Wayward blimp wanders from Md. to Pa.

Authorities in Pennsylvania have secured a military blimp that broke loose from its tether in Maryland Wednesday, taking down power lines in its wake. Officials said the break occurred around 12:20 p.m. at Aberdeen Proving Ground. NORAD officials told WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Kim Dacey around 3:15 p.m. that the blimp was secured in an unpopulated area of Moreland Township, Pennsylvania.